Premier healthcare alliance has written a letter to CMS with recommendations for ACOs, including the immediate allowance of multiple payment models, according to a Premier news release.
Integration & Physician Issues
Regulations for accountable care organizations are expected to be released by the end of the year and should address many questions that hospital executives and providers have about how they will function. Certain issues, including the four outlined below, should…
In a letter to CMS, the AMA is opposing the agency's option of attributing Medicare beneficiaries to an accountable care organization after care has been delivered, called retrospective attribution.
In a recent letter to CMS covering a variety of implementation issues for accountable care organizations, the AMA proposed four payment systems for ACOs in addition to the shared savings approach, based on fee-for-service payments, that was outlined in the…
6 Keys to Successfully Fitting Healthcare Information Technology Into Accountable Care Organizations
The new healthcare reform law has resulted in the emergence of accountable care organizations, a new model that focuses on enhancing clinical outcomes and reducing monetary waste in the healthcare system. The ACO model is built on the premise of…
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Speaking before a House subcommittee, AHA officials repeated their plea for antitrust agencies to provide timely and clear guidance for accountable care organizations, according to a report by the Hill.
A representative of the U.S. Justice Department said yesterday in front of a House judiciary subcommittee that the department would provide an "expedited" review of accountable care organizations, according to a Bloomberg report.
Creating an accountable care organization at a rural hospital would mean overriding basic requirements for ACOs, such as a minimum number of 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries, according to a report by the Kansas Health Institute.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has launched a new shared incentive payment model with four of Minnesota's largest health systems — Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Duluth-based Essentia Health, Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and St. Paul-based HealthEast Care…
Robert Zasa, managing partner of ASD Management, discusses 10 best practices for hospitals seeking joint ventures with physician-owners of an existing ASC.